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title: Avoided Emissions
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## Definition

**Avoided Emissions** means the [GHG Emissions](https://chancerylaneproject.org/glossary/greenhouse-gas-emissions/) of the \[Product OR Service OR Project\], relative to the counterfactual situation where such \[Product OR Service OR Project\] does not exist. The avoided emissions shall be calculated using the methodology set out in the \[[Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s ](https://ghgprotocol.org/standards/project-protocol)[Policy and Action Standard](https://ghgprotocol.org/standards-guidance)\].